The Korean Skincare Starter Kit

The Korean Skincare Starter Kit

I’ll be honest– in the beginning, I was not on the hype train to k-town…

…because I felt as though a lot of the products I came across didn’t have the best ingredients. So why even bother? But, then, newer brands with great ingredients started popping up on my radar, and let’s just say I need a one way ticket aboard the hype train to k-town stat. And now you will too.

If you’re interested in a sleeping mask then you have to try the Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask. It’s a unique jelly textured AHA sleeping mask that makes the skin so soft and adds a fresh glow to the skin.

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Saying I’m into cleansing balms is an understatement because the infatuation has turned into true love. Although I love my Farmacy Green Clean Cleansing Balm to bits, one that fits the k-beauty stamp while being more affordable is the Heimish All Clean Balm. It goes from a balm to oil to milk consistency, but doesn’t feel greasy or oily, and comes off easily with water. Once you splash your skin with water, it turns into a milky texture that washes off easily without leaving behind any residue or film. All that’s left behind is just some good old clean skin.

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Sometimes the skin needs a gentle, refreshing toner and my current go to is the Klairs Supple Preparation Toner.I apply this all over the skin with a cotton round, and it’s gentle, moisturizing, and always leaves the skin looking and feeling soft and fresh. I even used this after ‘stache removal, and it didn’t irritate my skin. The thing about this toner is that’s not watery like a lot of toners, and has more viscosity to it so you can double it up as an essence. Instead of applying it with a cotton round, drop a few drops into your hands and pat it into the skin for extra hydration. For a quick refreshing spritz, try the Too Cool For School Aqua Gel Mist*. It has a gel consistency in the bottle, but is a super fine mist that leaves the skin supple, moisturized, and refreshed.

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I’m not super experienced with k-skincare serums, but one I have been enjoying is the Missha Time Revolution Night Repair*. This one is very nourishing, moisturizing, and always leaves my skin very soft and my skin looking plump and fresh.

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On the moisture front, the one that is very cooling and hydrating is the Belif Aqua Bomb. It’s a go to especially during the summer because of the gel cream consistency that feels very refreshing on the skin. Another great daytime moisturizer is the Pur~Lisse Blue Lotus Balancing Moisturizer*. It is lightweight, calming, and gentle on the skin, but is still moisturizing and nourishing.

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The skin around the eyes is much more thin and delicate so you can’t forget a good eye cream. The Pur~Lisse Eye Adore Serum* is a lovely lightweight serum that works really well on its own. It has a peptide blend to prevent wrinkles and fine lines, blue lotus for its antioxidant properties that fight free radical damage, and french marine plants and squalane to hydrate.